Placing a pin retained Dental amalgam filling

Dr. Rich goes old school after finding a box of dental pins in the back of his storage closet. He places a pin retained dental amalgam filling to replace a broken cusp on a molar tooth. Dental pins were used in the days before dental bonding to help large fillings stay in place. The dental pin is screwed into the tooth and used to lock the amalgam filling material into place. Since dental bonding became mainstream, dental pins have fallen out of use.

0:00 Intro
0:10 amalgam filling removal
2:32 decay removal
3:13 placing pilot hole for dental pin
3:33 using pin drill
3:52 inserting dental pin
4:09 bending pin
4:22 placing matrix band
4:33 placing amalgam filling material
7:40 carving amalgam filling
8:17 acorn burnisher/Christmas tree carver
8:38 Hollenbeck carver
9:47 spoon excavator

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[chrisbow]

You are the Bob Ross of dentistry, Very relaxing and hypnotic to watch.

[Eric-fuvu]

I like this guy. It's good that the general public and patient can know what the Doctor's are doing.

[mustachesally]

This is why a lot of new dentists of today (and "younger") dentists don't go the amalgam route. In fact, you'll only find amalgam at universities dental program, overseas, volunteer programs such as medical missions and good ol government dental aid who don't want to spend money on composite because amalgam is cheaper. You still have to do this during your board exams. However, most graduates and practitioners don't do amalgam due to how long it takes to wait and cure amalgam to set vs composite. From a business efficiency perspective, composite offers a faster turn around. But resistance and strength and longevity - amalgam will always prevail. There are still lots of folks in their 60s and 70s who still have decent intact amalgam fillings placed since the 80s and 90s. Amalgam should have stayed as a standard...

[ArtfullBliss]

waoo amazing information i was studying and was not getting a point your video made everything clear may God bless u ❤

[theinvictusabhi]

Delayed Expansion. One of the best quality of Silver Amalgam. Patient still show their 15 year old Silver Amalgam filling and ask to do one. When I have to tell them that because of mercury, it has been phased out of market after Chennai Declaration...

[hama]

Doctor rich how placing an amalgam directly without a liner or base won't develop sensitivity???

[Spark]

Just use Diamond Carver, it's easy .

[arghyabasu]

Sir, what is your opinion about rct by using k files in reciprocating hand pieces.

[jovandias]

Dentist is giving me a crown but leaving part of amalgam fillings are there. Does this make since

[EpicGamingEct]

honestly i rather get Amalgam crown then the composite thats weak in comparison

[sarvagyasharma]

what are the role of amalgam pins doc ?